Joe.My.God. LGBT News
Fox News reports:
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer issued a stern condemnation of Rep. Ted Yoho after he reportedly got into a heated exchange in the Capitol with the left-wing freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that allegedly ended with Yoho uttering the words “f—— b—-.”
“The comments related to me were despicable,” Hoyer, D-Md., said. “Unacceptable. Mr. Yoho owes not only the Congresswoman an apology, but an apology on the floor of the House.” He added that Yoho, R-Fla., was acting like a “bully. It was the antithesis to John Lewis. It needs to be sanctioned.”
CNN reports:
Yoho’s office denies that he made the comment, telling CNN in a statement that he “made a brief comment to himself as he walked away summarizing what he believes her policies to be: bullshit.”
According to the reporter from The Hill, who overheard the remarks, Yoho came up to Ocasio-Cortez outside the House steps and sparked a conversation about her position on unemployment and crime in New York City.
Yoho said she was “disgusting” and told her she is out of her mind, according to The Hill’s story. Ocasio-Cortez said he was being rude.
Last December, Yoho announced that will not seek reelection. He is the first Republican to represent that part of Florida since his congressional district was created in 1903. Yoho has a 0% rating on LGBTQ issues from the Human Rights Campaign.
1) Hoyer on language reportedly used by GOP FL Rep Yoho toward Ocasio-Cortez: “The comments..were despicable. Unacceptable..Yoho owes not only the Congresswoman an apology, but an apology on the flr.”
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 21, 2020
I never spoke to Rep. Yoho before he decided to accost me on the steps of the nation’s Capitol yesterday.
Believe it or not, I usually get along fine w/ my GOP colleagues. We know how to check our legislative sparring at the committee door.
But hey, “b*tches” get stuff done. ??♀️ https://t.co/WlG3xccwR7
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 21, 2020